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Latin American Studies: Images and Maps

An introductory guide to doing research in Latin American studies in the UCSD Library

Images and Maps can Constitute Primary or Secondary Sources!

Please note that visual sources can constitute primary or secondary sources -- or even both at the same time.  This is because visual sources can be created both to document current events and/or to interpret and curate the topics they are examining and they are are created in particular contexts -- historical, cultural, social, political, etc.; with available technologies and techniques; and for particular audiences.

Online/Digital Images